釋鑑稽古略續集 2.63

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丙辰洪武九年六月。以宋濂為學士承旨。諭之曰。朕以布衣為天子。卿亦起草萊列侍從之開國文臣之首。俾世臣與國同休　時欽天監奏。五星紊度日月相刑。下詔求言有吳印者。鍾山寺僧也。有文學。上親選命蓄髮拜官。徑授方面。寵之甚厚。所言多從　十月改建太廟。從同堂異室之制。國初立四親廟。德祖玄皇帝廟居中。懿祖居東第一廟。熙祖居西第一廟。仁祖居東第二廟。至是定此制。前為正殿後為寢殿九間。以一間為一屋。奉安各廟神王。時享歲袷則設累朝帝后衣冠於神座而祀之。

In the bingchen year, the ninth year of Hongwu, in the sixth month, Song Lian was appointed Chancellor of the Hanlin Academy. The Emperor instructed him, saying: 'I became the Son of Heaven from a commoner, and you too arose from the grassy wilderness, ranking first among the founding civil officials in attendance. Let hereditary ministers share prosperity with the state.' At that time, the Directorate of Astronomy reported that the five planets were deviating in their courses and the sun and moon were in conflict. A decree was issued seeking counsel. There was one Wu Yin, a monk of Zhongshan Monastery, who possessed literary talent. The Emperor personally selected him, ordered him to grow his hair and accept office, directly appointing him to a regional administrative post, favoring him very generously; most of his advice was followed. In the tenth month, the Imperial Ancestral Temple was rebuilt, following the system of a shared hall with separate chambers. At the founding of the dynasty, four ancestral shrines had been established: the shrine of Dezu, Emperor Xuan, was in the center; Yizu was in the first shrine to the east; Xizu was in the first shrine to the west; and Renzu was in the second shrine to the east. By this time, this system was finalized: the front was the main hall and the rear was the resting palace of nine bays, with each bay serving as a chamber, where the spirit tablets of each shrine were enshrined. During the seasonal sacrifices and the year-end grand sacrifice, the robes and caps of the successive emperors and empresses were laid out upon the spirit thrones to offer sacrifice to them.